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01. Which one of the following River

Delta of Venezuela is dominated by

Brackish Shoreline Mangrove

forests?

a) Orinoco.

b) Amazon.

c) Paraguay.

d) Parana.

02. The term SAPASHI refers TO?

1. A new Malware detected recently.

2. A Malware which can takeover

electronic devices and use them for

distributed Denial of service Attacks.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.

c) Both (1) and (2).

d) Neither (1) nor (2).

03. What is Carbon Tax?

1. It is a Tax Levied on the Carbon

content of the fuel.

2. It offers social and economic benefits.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



04. Which of the following South

African City affected worst by

Drought?

a) Cape Town.

b) Durban.

c) Port Elizabeth.

d) Pretoria.

05. Which of the following

neighbouring countries of India?

(i) It has built a Bridge on Kaligandaki

River and

(ii) It has given benefit to Pilgrims visiting

Muktinath Temple.

a) China.

b) Bhutan.

c) Nepal.

d) Bangladesh.

06. Which of the following statements is

/ are correct about Muslim Women

Corporation of Rights on

Marriages?

(1) It has declared instant triple Talaq

as illegal

(2) It criminalises it with up to 5 years

in Jail for husband.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



07. Which Southern railway station has

earned the unique distinction of

being the first energy efficient A1

category station in India?

a. Ootacamund

b. Kacheguda

c. Doddabetta

d. Medak

08. Consider the following statements.

Which of the following is/are

correct?

1. Computer hardware and software is

the sector with the highest FDI

inflow.

2. Mauritius has been top country in

India contributing FDI.

3. Next to Mauritius, Japan is the

highest contributor.

Select the correct code

a. 1,2 only b. 2,3 only

c. 3 only d. 2 only

09. What is JHBDPL Project?


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1. It is another name of Pradhan Mantri

Uraja Ganga Project.

2. It is Jagdispur – Haldia and Bokaro –

Dhamra Natural Gas Pipeline Project

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



10. Which of the following statements is

/ are not correct about Prime

Minister’s Employment Generation

Programme?

a) It is a credit linked Subsidy Programme.

b) It aims at credit generating self –

employment.

c) It will help traditional artisan and

unemployment youth to establish minor

enterprises

d) None of the above.

11. Which of the following statements

are correct about the Home Rule

league movement?

1. It was launched by Annie Besant first and

then by Tilak.

2. Tilak launched it in Poona while Besant

launched it in Madras

3. The aim of this movement was self –

government.

4. It was inspired by Irish home rule league

movement.

Select the code from below:

a) 1, 2 and 3 b) 2, 3 and 4

c) 1, 3 and 4 d) All of the above

12. Consider the following statements

regarding tripartite struggle of 8 th

– 9 th CAD:

1. The struggle was between Gurjar

Pratiharas, Palas and Cholas.

2. The aim of struggle was Supremacy

over Kannauj and Gangetic Doab.

Which of the above statements are

correct?

(a) 1 only (b) 2 only

(c) Both 1 and 2 (d) None

13. “I am a native of Bengal and I

cleared Indian Civil Services (ICS)

Examination in 1869. I Strived for

building-up nationalism in the

minds of the Indian people”

Who am I?

(a) Sathyendranath Tagore

(b) Surendranath Baneerjee

(c) Anand Mohan Bose

(d) Debendranath Tagore

14. The 1929 Session of Indian National

Congress is of significance in the

history of the Freedom Movement

because the

a) attainment of Self-Government was

declared as the objective of the Congress

b) Non-Cooperation Movement was

launched

c) decision to participate in the Round

Table Conference in London was taken

d) attainment of Poorna Swaraj was

adopted as the goal of the Congress.

15. Which of the following Sufi Saints

has famously said ‘Hanooz dilli

Doorast’?

a) Kwaja Salim Chisti

b) b) Nizam uddin Auliya

c) Chiragh Dilli


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d) Qutub uddin Bakhtiyar kaki

16. Consider the following about Sulh-i-

kul. Which of the following is

correct?

a) It is an idea of universal peace in

Akbar’s governance.

b) It is unique system of painting in

Jehangir’s court.

c) It was a form of architecture imported

from Persia.


17. Who of the following kings was

given the title ‘Zinda Peer’?

a) Babur

b) Dara Shikoh

c) Akbar

d) Aurangzeb

18. Analyze the below statements.

1) Failure of August offer 1940 drafted

by Linlithgow ended in individual

Sathyagraha movement.

2) Lacunae in Cripps mission and

Wavells plan led to Quit India

Movement initiation.

Select the correct statement

a) 1 only b) 2 only c) both d) none

19. It is believed that Adi

Shankaracharya had established

four Math. In which of the following

places has he not established a

Math?

a) Badrinath

b) Puri

c) Dwarka

d) Shravanbelagola


regarding INC

1) Indian National congress (INC)

sessions took place during year end.

2) It cannot be presided by a leader,

belonging to that particular region,

where session happens

3) No leader can be a president for the

consecutive two times.

4) Resolution will be passed through

the majority of the votes of all the

people present in the Session.

Which of the following statements and

correct?

(a) 1,2 only (b) 1,2,4 only (c) 1,2,3 only (d)

All.

21. Which of the following Princely states

were annexed by India through the

plebiscite?

1) Kashmir

2) Junagath

3) Hyderabad

4) Jodhpur


a) 2 only b) 2,4 only

c) 1,2,3 only d) 2,3 only

22. Which one of the following

statements is / are correct about Sun?

(i) Sun account for 99.83% of mass of the

solar system.

(ii) The period of revolution of the Sun

around the galactic centre is called as

cosmic year.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.




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23. Which of the following is/are true

about Sangam Literature?

1. Tolkappiyam deals with Tamil

grammar.

2. Silappathigaram provides information

on political condition of the Sangam

period.

Choose the correct answer:

a) 1 only

b) 2 only

c) Both 1 and 2

d) None

24. Choose the wrong statement?

a) Corals can survive at temperature

ranges between (17 – 21) °.

b) Corals can survive only in fresh water.

c) Corals need sediment free water for its

survival.


25. Which of the following plateaux

is/are intermundane plateaux?

1. Mongolian.

2. Shan.

3. Deccan.

a) (1) and (2).

b) (2) and (3).

c) (1) and (3).

d) (1), (2) and (3).

26. Choose the correct statement.

1. Pantonal is famous for peat / bog

deposit.

2. Llanos is a wetland.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.


d) Neither (1) nor (2)

27. Analyze the statements with respect

to Social – reform movements in Western

India.

1) Bal shastri Jambhekar initiated

“Darpan”, a weekly magazine to

reform minds of Indian people.

2) Paramahamsa Mandali found in

Maharastra, believed in one god

and against caste rules.

3) Vishnu Shastri Pandit founded the

widow remarriage association.

Select the correct code.

a) 1,2 only b) 1,3 only c) 2,3 only d) all

28. "He preferred the pursuit of religion

and literature to war. He was himself an

author and is credited with writing the

first Kannada book on poetic. He was

great builder, and is said to have built the

capital city so as to excel the city of

Indra".. The above passage describe

which of the following famous

Rashtrakuta King?

(a) Dantidurga

(b) Amoghavarsha

(c) Govinda III

(d) Indra III

29. Which of the following statements is /

are correct about National Biopharma

Mission?

1. It is implemented by Bio Technology

Industry Research Assistance Council.

2. It comes under Ministry of Science and

Technology.


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a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



30. Choose the wrong pair?

a) Manchurian plain – Amur River.

b) Great plains – Hwang Ho.

c) Both (a) and (b).

d) Neither (a) nor (b).

31. Dover Strait I locate between?

a) England – Netherland.

b) England – France.

c) Ireland – France.

d) Ireland – Spain.


are correct about ‘Bodhi Parva’?

1. India hosted ‘Bodhi Parva:

BIMSTEC Festival of Buddhist

Heritage’ in New Delhi.

2. It was celebrated as a part of 20th

Anniversary of BIMSTEC

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.




are correct about Fugitive Economic

Offenders Ordinance 2018?

(1) A Fugitive Economic Offenders is a

person against whom an arrest warrant

has been issued in respect of a

scheduled offence and who has left

India so as to avoid Criminal

Prosecution.

(2) It empowers authorities to attach

and confiscate properties of Economic

Offenders.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



34. Liberalised Remittance Scheme?

(1) It was launched in February 2004.

(2) It allows all Non - Resident

Individuals including minors to freely

remit up to US $2,50,000 annually.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



35. Choose the incorrect statement?

a) New Guinea - Equatorial Climate.

b) South East Asia – Tropical Climate.

c) U.K. – West European Type of

Climate.



regarding restructured National

Bamboo Mission . Which of the

following is/are correct?

1. It is subsumed under Mission for

Integrated Development of

Horticulture.

2. The Mission will focus on

development of bamboo only in

limited number of States

3. Recently, the Government has also

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as well as non forest areas from the

definition of trees


a) 1,2 only b) 2,3 only

c) 3 only d) 2 only

37. UN conference on Environment and

Development.

(i) Held in 1992.

(ii) Adopted Agenda 21.

(iii) Discussed about sustainable utilisation

of coastal and marine resources.

a) (2) only.

b) (1) and (2).

c) (1) and (3).

d) (1), (2) and (3).


regarding High Powered Money. Which

of the following is/are correct?

1. The total amount of money stock in

the economy is much Lesser than

the volume of high powered

money.

2. RBI creates this extra money stock.

a. 1 only b. 2 only

c. Both d. None of the above

39. India was awarded certificate of

commendation for its effort to combat

illegal trade in which of the following?

a. Wild Plants

b. Wild Life

c. Rare Fossil Fuels

d. Rare Minerals

40. Advection is?

a) Vertical Transport of heat.

b) Horizontal Transport of Heat.

c) Condition if no heat transfer.


41. Which one of the following wetlands

is not correctly matched?

a) Araku Valley – Andhra Pradesh.

b) Nubra Valley – Jammu and Kashmir.

c) Tons Valley – Uttrakhand.


42. With which of the following

neighbour countries India has

Inaugurated ‘Friendship Gate’ to have a

beating retreat ceremony recently?

a) Pakistan.

b) Bangladesh.

c) China.

d) Nepal.

43. Under Educational reforms “ Down

in filtration theory” is propounded by

which commission.

a) Charles Woods dispatch(1854)

b) Macualay minute(1835)

c) W.W. Hunter Commission(1882)

d) Raleigh Commission(1904)

44. Which of the following statements

regarding ideas of rajaram mohan roy

are correct.

1) He believed in twinpillars (ie)

Vedas & Upanishads. So he

propogated infallibility of vedas.

2) Respected traditional philosophical

systems of east and needs synthesis

of thoughts of east & west.

3) Believed in liberty and fraternity

Select the correct code.

a) 2, 3 only b) 3 only c) 1, 3 only d) all


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45. Which of the following Scandinavian

Countries signed a Strategic

Partnership Arrangement with UNWFP

and has become global leader in food

aid?

a) Norway.

b) Sweden.

c) Finland.

d) All the above.

46. Choose the correct pair?

1. Bhor Ghat – Mumbai and Pune.

2. Thalghat – Mumbai and Thane.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



47. Which of the following is / are correct

about Malabar plains?

1. It is the widest part of entire west coast

plain.

2. It is famous for Kayals.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.

c) Both (1) and (2)


48. Difference between Chaitya and

Viharas:

a) Vihara is a place of worship; Chaitya is

dwelling place for monks.

b) Chaitya is a place of worship; Vihara is

the dwelling place.

c) Chaitya is a stupa; Vihara is the entrance

to the cave.

d) Both are same

49. Bandhani – Tie and Dye art for cloth

printing is prelevant in.

a) Punjab b) Uttar Pradesh

c) Varanasi d) Rajasthan

50. Which of the following statement is /

are not correct?

1. Alluvial Soil is rich in Potash.

2. Alluvial Soil is divided into Khadar

and Bhangar.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.




1. Sangarmatha – Great Himalayas.

2. K2 - Trans Himalayas.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



52. Exercise GARUDA SHAKTI is?

(i) Indo – Indonesia Joint Training

Exercise.

(ii) Conducted as a part of Military

Diplomacy between Indian and

Indonesian Army alternatively in India

and Indonesia respectively.

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.



53. Which of the following is / are

wrongly matched?


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a) Bamboo – Tropical Semi- Evergreen.

b) Rosewood - Tropical Dry Deciduous.

c) Babul – Tropical Thorn.


54. Who took the Peacock throne from

Delhi to Persia?

a) Timur

b) Ahmad Shah Abdali

c) Muhammad Ghori

d) Nadir Shah

55. Chachnama was written by Ali Kufi.

It deals with history of

a) Delhi Sultanate

b) Sind

c) Kashmir

d) Bahmani Kingdom

56. With reference to Scripts of ancient

India, which of the following is/or

written from right to left?

a) Brahmi

b) Sharada

c) Kharoshti

d) Devnagari


a) Melghat – Maharashtra.

b) Valmiki National Park - Bihar.

c) Tadoba National Park – Madhya

Pradesh.

d) Noksek National Park – Meghalaya.

58. With regard to social stratification

during Vijayanagar rule, consider the

following pairs.

Caste/Varnas Meaning 1. Viprulu Merchants

2. Matikaratalu Brahmins

3. Nalavajativaru Agriculturists

4. Rajulu Ruling dynasty

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly

matched?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 1 and 2 only

c) 1, 2, 3 and 4only

d) 3 and 4 only

59. Who of the following Bhakti Saints of

Maharashtra is considered to be

spiritual guru of Shivaji?

a) Gyandev

b) Namdev

c) Tukaram

d) Samarth Ramdas

60. Match the following List - I with

Match List - II and select the correct

answer by using the code given below the

lists:

List – I

{Crops}

List –II

{Geographical

Conditions }

A Barley 1 Hot and Dry climate

with poor soil.

B Rice 2 Cool climate with

poorer soil.

C Millets 3 Warm and Moist

climate with High

Attitude

D Tea 4 Hot and moist

climate with rich

soil.

A B C D

a) 2 4 1 3

b) 3 4 1 2

c) 2 1 4 3

d) 3 2 4 1

61.Consider the following statements

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1. The Bill was introduced by Lord Rippon.

2. It was widely opposed by the Indians as

it was increasing the racial discrimination

in Indian Judiciary.

3. Finally it was passed in 1884 as the

Criminal Procedure Code Amendment Act.

Which of the above statements are

correct?

a) 1 and 2

b) 2 and 3

c) 1 and 3

d) All of the above

62. Who among the following was the

first foreigner to become the president of

INC?

a) A O Hume

b) Annie Besant

c) George Yule

d) Henry Cotton

63. Which of the following newspapers

and journals were associated with the

revolutionary terrorism?

1. Sandhya

2. Yugantar

3. Kal

4. Young India

Select the correct answer using the codes

given below.

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 2, 3 and 4 only

c) 1, 2 and 4 only

d) All the above

64. Which of the following statements are

true about the Lucknow congress session

1916?

1. It was presided over by the Ambica

Charan Majumdar

2. Readmitted the moderates led by Tilak to

the Congress fold.

3. The Congress did not accept the Muslim

League's position on separate electorates.

Which of the statements is/are correct?

a) 1, 2 and 3 only

b) 2 and 3 only

c) 1 only

d) None

65. In which of the following both the

Gandhiites and the Revolutionaries

made a joint effort to shake off British

rule?

a) Non cooperation movement

b) Civil Disobedience movement

c) Quit India movement

d) None of the above

66. Rani Lakshmi Bai, queen of Jhansi

was defeated and killed in the battle at?

a) Agra b) Gwalior c) Jhansi d) Meerut

67. Choose the correct statement about?

Rajiv Kumar Committee

1. It was constituted for proper

management of water resources in

North East Region

2. It was tasked to facilitate optimising

benefits if appropriate water

management inform of Agriculture

Bio – Diversity conservation etc., ?

a) (1) only.

b) (2) only.

c) Both (1) and (2)


68. Choose the incorrect pair?

a) Sukhna - Chandigarh.

b) Lonar – Maharashtra.

c) Plicate – Tamilnadu.



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69. Choose the correct statement/

statements?

i. Tropic of Cancer crosses Manipur,

Mizoram and Tripura in Northeast.

ii. Bhutan has common border with 5

Indian states.

a) (i)only.

b) (ii) only.

c) Both (i) and (ii).

d) Neither (i) nor (ii).

70. Which among the places, parallel

governments were started as part of Quit

India movement.

1) Tormluk by Satish samanta

2) Balia by Chittu Pandey

3) Satara by Nani Patel

4) West Bengal by Jayaprakash

Narayanan.

Choose the correct code

a)1,2 only b) 1,2,3 only

c) 2,3,4 only d) All

71. Choose the correct statements from

below:

1. The Regulating Act of 1773 was the

first step by British govt to regulate

the East India Company.

2. The Pitt’s India Act setup the

Supreme Court in Calcutta.

3. The Charter Act of 1833 first

recognized the company’s

territories in India as British

possessions.

4. Pitt’s India Act created the Board of

Control to look after political

affairs.

a) Only a,b,c is correct.

b) Only a,c,d is correct.

c) Only a,d is correct.

d) All are correct.

72. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)

recently relaxed the branch authorization

policy. Which of the following are correct

regarding it.

1. Banks which have been issues notices

under prompt corrective action plans

come under bank authorization policy

2. It imposes restrictions on bank branch

expansion.

3.

a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both

d. None of the above

73. Article 358 & 359 describe the effect

of a National Emergency on the

Fundamental right. Which of the

following statements are correct with

regard to Article 358 & 359.

1. Article 358 operates only in the case

of External emergency and not in the

case of Internal emergency.

2. Article 359 operates in case of both

External & Internal emergency.

3. Article 358 suspends FR under article

19 for the entire duration of

emergency.

4. Article 358 extends to the entire

country whereas article 359 may

extend to entire country or part of it.

a) 1 & 2 only.

b) 1, 2 & 3 only.

c) 2, 3 & 4 only.

d) 1, 2, 3 & 4.

74. .Consider the following statements

regarding participatory guarantee

system. Which of the following are

correct regarding it.

1. It is implemented by Mocommerce


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2. It is a system of third party

certification.

3. It is not recognized by EU and USA

for the purpose of exports.

a. 1, 3 only b. 2, 3 only

c. 1 only d. 3 only

75. Which of the following statement/s

is/are correct:

1. Indian territory can be ceded to a

foreign state without amending the

constitution as mentioned in article

368.

2. Resolution of boundary dispute

between India and another country

does not require constitutional

amendment.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None.

76. .Consider the following statements

regarding Inclusive Development Index.

Which of the following are correct

regarding it.

1. It is released by Oxfam.

2. It does not take GDP into account.

3. It takes inter generational equity and

environmental security into consideration.


c. 2 only d. All the above


is/are correct:

1. If somebody is convicted for some

offence and he is sentenced to

imprisonment for 3 years he cannot

contest elections.

2. A person cannot contest from more

than two constituencies for a Lok

Sabha/Vidhan Sabha election.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None.

78. The Tribunal shall not be bound by

the procedure laid down under the Code

of Civil Procedure, 1908, but shall be

guided by principles of natural justice.

He/she is probably referring to:

a) Central Administrative Tribunal

(CAT).

b) National Green Tribunal (NGT).

c) Either referring to CAT or to

NGT.

d) Neither referring to CAT nor to

NGT.


regarding Institutions of Eminence.


regarding it.

1. They can admit foreign faculty and

foreign students without any

restriction.

2. They can enter into academic

collaboration with top 500 in the world

ranking Institutions without permission

of UGC.

3. They have complete flexibility in

fixing of curriculum and syllabus.


c. 1, 3 only d. All the above

80. Correct the statement/s with regard

to UTs is/are:

1. The parliament can make laws on any

subject of three lists for the UT except

Delhi and Puducherry.


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2. The Lt. Governor of Delhi is not

empowered to promulgate ordinances.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None.


regarding new Metro Rail Policy.


regarding it.

1. PPP component is mandatory for

availing central assistance for new metro

projects.

2. Setting up of Urban Metropolitan

Transport Authority (UMTA) has been

made mandatory.

3. Urban Metropolitan Transport

Authority (UMTA) will be responsible for

fare fixation.

a. 1 only b. 2, 3 only

c. 1, 2 only d. All the above

82. Which of the following statements are

correct:

1. The High court cannot issue writs to

any person outside its territorial

jurisdiction.

2. An aggrieved person can approach the

Supreme Court directly against the

decision of a tribunal.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None.


regarding recent amendments in FDI

policy. Which of the following are

correct regarding it.

1. FDI in single brand retailing is

allowed 100%. Earlier there was

49% FDI allowed in single brand

retail through approval route.

2. FIIs/FPIs allowed to invest inPower Exchanges through secondry market unlike earlier restriction to primary market only.

3. 100% FDI under automatic route in real estate broking services.

a. 1 only b. 3 only

c. none of the above d. 2, 3 only

84. When in a bicameral legislature, an

ordinary bill, which has originated in

the assembly is rejected by the council:

a) Will be considered in a joint sitting to

resolve the disagreement.

b) The assembly can override the council

by passing the bill for the second time

with or without any amendments.

c) The council does not have power to

reject any bill that has originated in the

assembly and hence the bill is deemed

to have passed.

d) The bill ends and becomes dead.

85.The decision whether a bill is money

bill or not is decided by the speaker, this

decision can’t be questioned by:

1. Any court of law.

2. Lok Sabha.

3. President of India.

a) 1 & 2 only.

b) All the above

c) 2 only.

d) None of these.

86. Committee to reform direct tax law was formed under


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a. Srikrishna b. Arbind modi

c. Kelkar d. Raghuram rajan

87. Which of the following situation/s will

be proper to impose Presidents rule in a

state (Article 356).

1. Where after general elections to the

assembly, no party secures a majority.

2. Serious maladministration in the state.

3. Stringent financial exigencies of the

state.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 & 3 only.

c) 1 & 3 only.

d) 1, 2 & 3.

88. Recently logistics sector was granted Infrastructure status. Which of the following are correct regarding it.

1. The sector will get Infrastructure lending at easier terms with enhanced limits, access to longer duration funds.

2. It can refinance existing loans at competitive rates.

3. It was granted by Finance ministry.

a. 1 only b. 3 only

c. none of the above d.1, 2, 3 only

89. Recently cabinet approved to

ordinance to amend the POCSO Act ,

Which of the following statements are

correct regarding it

1. It provides for stringent

punishment of jail term of

minimum 20 years or life

imprisonment or death for rape of

girl less than 12 years....

2. No bail would be provided for the

accused

3. This act not deals about gang rape

of girls

4. Probe and trial each to be

completed within 2 months

a) 1&2

b) 2&3

c) 1&4

d) 4 only

90. Recently lok sabha passed 123rd

constitution Amendment bill Name of

the bill is

a) constitutional status to National

Commission for Backward

Classes.

b) Exchange of enclaves to

Bangladesh

c) Establishment of GST board

d) Uniform river water dispute

tribunal for all the interstate river

water disputes


regarding Rashtriya Krishi Vikas

Yojana- Remunerative Approaches for

Agriculture and Allied sector

Rejuvenation (RKVY-RAFTAAR).


regarding it.

1. It is a central sector scheme.

2. NITI aayog prepares area wise

localized agriculture growth strategies

for increasing productivity and growth.

3. The scheme includes entrepreneurship

development.

a. 1 only b. 3 only

c. 2, 3 only d. 1, 2 only


is/are correct:

1. Right to Information is a fundamental

right enshrined in article 19 (1) of the

constitution.


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2. Supreme Court of India is not under

the purview of RTI act.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None.

93. The directive principles were made

non – justiciable and legally non –

enforceable because:

1. The country did not possess sufficient

financial resources to implement them.

2. There was widespread backwardness

in the country that could stand in the

way of implementation.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None

94. Bandar laddu was recently granted

GI tag. It belongs to

a. West Bengal b. Odisha

c. Andhra Pradesh d. Gujrat.


is/are correct regarding Constitutional

Amendment bill.

1. Prior permission of President is

required before introducing the

constitutional amendment bill in

parliament.

2. President must give his assent to the

bill if duly passed by both houses.

a) 1 only.

b) 2 only.

c) Both.

d) None

96. Consider the following statement

about Red Data Book.

1. Increase in the number of red pages

indicates increase in number of critically

endangered species.

2. Increase in number of green page

indicates the increase in conservation

efforts.

Which of the above statements is/are

correct? a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. None

97. Consider the following about Coral

Reefs: 1. Snowflake coral is posing a major threat

to the coral reef colonies in the Gulf of

Mannar, Gulf of Kutch and the

Sunderban Islands.

2. It can destabilize the marine ecosystem

because it may crowd out other species

like corals, sponges, algae, ascidians that

contribute to the rich marine biodiversity

of the region.

Choose the correct option a. 1 only

b. 2 only

c. Both 1 and 2

d. Neither 1 nor 2

98. Consider the following statements: 1. Indicator species is an organism whose

presence, absence or abundance reflects

a specific environmental condition.

2. Indicator species indicates the different

seral levels of succession.

3. Lichens can be used as an indicator

species to check the presence of SO2.

Which of the above statements regarding

Indicator species are correct? a. 1 and 2

b. 2 and 3

c. 1 and 3

d. All of the above

99. Which of the following are the

Biodiversity Conservation initiatives in

India? 1. Schedule list of Wild Life Protection Act

1972


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2. Captive Breeding

3. Project Tiger

4. Sea Turtle Project


given below. a. 1, 2 and 3 only

b. 2, 3 and 4 only

c. 1, 3 and 4 only

d. All the above

100. Which of the following are examples

of in-situ conservation?

1. National Parks

2. Sanctuaries

3. Biosphere reserves

4. Recreational gardens


given below. a. 1, 2 and 3 only

b. 2, 3 and 4 only

c. 1, 3 and 4 only

d. All the above

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